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positivism
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pos·i·tiv·ism
/ ˈpäzətivˌizəm; ˈpäztiv-/
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n. Philos.
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a philosophical system that holds that every rationally justifiable assertion can be scientifically verified or is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and that therefore rejects metaphysics and theism.
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a humanistic religious system founded on this.
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another term for logical positivism.
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the theory that laws are to be understood as social rules, valid because they are enacted by authority or derive logically from existing decisions, and that ideal or moral considerations (e.g., that a rule is unjust) should not limit the scope or operation of the law.
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the state or quality of being positive:
in this age of illogical positivism, no one wants to sound negative.
DERIVATIVES:
pos·i·tiv·ist
n. & adj.
pos·i·tiv·is·tic
/ ˌpäzətəˈvistik/ adj.
pos·i·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly
/ ˌpäzətəˈvistik(ə)lē/ adv.
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Positivism, emergent and triumphant. (1999 Survey of Books Related to the Law) (book reviews) (book reviews) (book reviews)
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; LEGAL POSITIVISM IN AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE. By Anthony...1998. Pp. xiv, 327. $59.95. "Positivism" is one of those words that triggers...contradictory responses. For some, positivism is a pejorative.(1) Lon Fuller...
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Positivism in sociological practice: 1967-1990.
Magazine article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology; 5/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Is positivism in sociology dead? While positivism may be dead in the sense that philosophers have found it...debates about whether sociology can be scientific without positivism (Halfpenny, 1982: 120-121; Turner, 1992). In theory...
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Misunderstanding positivism. (legal positivism)
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH LEGAL POSITIVISM The past forty years have not been kind to legal positivism. Ever sinCe H.L.A. Hart's famous...responsible for the rise of Hitler, poSitivism has been the target of frequent attacks...
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Response to "Positivism and Qualitative Nursing Research"
Magazine article from: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...there is no inherent conflict between positivism and qualitative research traditions and methods. Logical positivism developed a fundamentally qualitative...threads and developments in logical positivism. The author's portrait of positivism...
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Inclusive Legal Positivism.
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review; 5/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...analysis, deep inside the natural law-positivism debate. As a result, one comes away...for a new and arguably better form of positivism. The small gap in the positivist literature...supported by characterizations of positivism from the natural law side, support...
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LOGICAL POSITIVISM, NATURALISTIC EPISTEMOLOGY, AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY
Magazine article from: Behavior and Philosophy; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...According to the standard account, logical positivism was the philosophical foundation of...interpretation of the philosophy of logical positivism, which sets it apart from naturalistic...reading of the leading figure of logical positivism, Rudolph Carnap, shows an important...
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Reconsidering Logical Positivism. (Summaries And Comments).(Review)
Magazine article from: The Review of Metaphysics; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...FRIEDMAN, Michael. Reconsidering Logical Positivism. New York: Cambridge University Press...the common interpretation of logical positivism that describes the movement as a radically...claims that fully to understand logical positivism we must view it in its historical context...
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Whose Constitution is it? Why federalism and constitutional positivism don't mix.(Dual Enforcement of Constitutional Norms)
Magazine article from: William and Mary Law Review; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...interpreted using a methodology of strict constitutional positivism. I shall define "constitutional positivism" more formally below. For now, it is sufficient to say that constitutional positivism is, broadly speaking, a familiar and commonplace...
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Positivism and Qualitative Nursing Research
Magazine article from: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Despite the hostility to positivism shown by qualitative methodologists...that they are not. However, if positivism fails as a philosophy of the natural...between the two. Reflex antagonism to positivism might therefore be a major obstacle...
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An interview with economist Bruce Caldwell: a reassessment of positivism in economics.(THE GLOBAL ECONOMY)(Interview)
Magazine article from: The New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs; 3/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...ago you wrote the successful book "Beyond Positivism," in which you claimed that positivism (a philosophy which holds that authentic...it's antithesis, the so-called post-positivism of Thomas Kuhn or Paul Feyerabend, proves...
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Positivism
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
POSITIVISM A school of jurisprudence whose advocates...legislative, and judicial bodies. Positivism sharply separates law and morality...anyone's sense of right and wrong. Positivism serves two values. First, by requiring...
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Legal Positivism
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
LEGAL POSITIVISM A school of jurisprudence whose advocates...and judicial bodies. The key to legal positivism is in understanding the way positivists...jurisprudence: "What is law?" The word "positivism" itself derives from the Latin root...
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positivism
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology
positivism The acknowledged founder of positivism or ‘the positive philosophy’ was the...x2019; to describe his proposed science of society. Positivism is, above all, a philosophy of science. As such, it...
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logical positivism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
logical positivism also known as logical or scientific...logical positivists was a blend of the positivism of Ernst Mach with the logical concepts...See A. J. Ayer, ed., Logical Positivism (1959, repr. 1966); E. Gellner...
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Positivism, Logical
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Positivism, Logical The term logical positivism is particularly associated with the so-called Vienna Circle, a group of leading philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists that met in Vienna, Austria, in the late 1920s and early 1930s...
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